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Linear output regulation with cooperative parallel operation of multiple actuators over jointly connected switching networks

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The problem of linear output regulation with cooperative parallel operation of multiple actuators aims to regulate the plant output while ensuring equal sharing of the plant input among the actuators. This paper studies the scenario of a jointly connected switching communication network among the actuators, which is time-varying and can be disconnected at any time. We demonstrate that output regulation of the closed-loop system can be established by designing a distributed dynamic output feedback control law. Moreover, we show that if the system matrix of the distributed controllers is not exponentially unstable, then equal sharing of the plant input among the actuators can also be achieved by the proposed control law. Finally, we present a numerical example to validate the effectiveness of our design.

Source: Automatica

DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2025.112682

Authors: Yuhan Chen, Xuyang Wu, Tao Liu

Institution: Southern University of Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems

Subfield: Computer Networks and Communications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,760

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Program, Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province